Packer time for family Christmas get together yesterday. Two full packers, before trim, 17.5 and 16.5 lbs. Angus Choice from Sam's Club. Cook was 230 over about an 80/20 blend of Lumberjack Mesquite Blend and Hickory.
Trimmed and seasoned Friday afternoon, placed on the Silverbac at 9pm Friday to run all night. The SB is pretty big but as you can see they didn't fit too well and so they did a little spooning for a while. First check at 330am they were tightened up enough to fit over the drip pan without being overlapped. Strangely, the one on the left (#1)was probing like butter on point and flat at 730am so wrapped in foil/towels and rested in cooler. # 2 came off about 1030am and off to rest.
Both were delicious but #1 was the better of the two. The flat on #2 fell apart when sliced but wasn't dry.
#1 - S&P
#2 - S&P with a sprinkle of Grilla Beef Rub
My wife asked if I bought the whole cow. #1 at the back, you can see the flat on #2 is pretty wide.
About 330am, they fit and were flipped. Left is #1, Right is #2
#1 off to the rest in the cooler about 730am
#2 off to rest in the cooler. This was also wrapped in BP at 11 hours
#1, looks a bit dry in the pic but was plenty juicy. Sorry no pics of #2 sliced, we started eating it too fast!
What was left of the Pinto beans after the first round (Salt, Pepper, Grilla Beef Rub, Onion, Sweet Red Peppers, diced ham)
Homemade Icebox Pickles, made 4 days prior - delicious, will be doing that again. They look a bit murky, they had just been shaken at pic time
Trimmed and seasoned Friday afternoon, placed on the Silverbac at 9pm Friday to run all night. The SB is pretty big but as you can see they didn't fit too well and so they did a little spooning for a while. First check at 330am they were tightened up enough to fit over the drip pan without being overlapped. Strangely, the one on the left (#1)was probing like butter on point and flat at 730am so wrapped in foil/towels and rested in cooler. # 2 came off about 1030am and off to rest.
Both were delicious but #1 was the better of the two. The flat on #2 fell apart when sliced but wasn't dry.
#1 - S&P
#2 - S&P with a sprinkle of Grilla Beef Rub
My wife asked if I bought the whole cow. #1 at the back, you can see the flat on #2 is pretty wide.
About 330am, they fit and were flipped. Left is #1, Right is #2
#1 off to the rest in the cooler about 730am
#2 off to rest in the cooler. This was also wrapped in BP at 11 hours
#1, looks a bit dry in the pic but was plenty juicy. Sorry no pics of #2 sliced, we started eating it too fast!
What was left of the Pinto beans after the first round (Salt, Pepper, Grilla Beef Rub, Onion, Sweet Red Peppers, diced ham)
Homemade Icebox Pickles, made 4 days prior - delicious, will be doing that again. They look a bit murky, they had just been shaken at pic time
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